X-Men: Apocalypse Reviews- 12 Early Reactions You Need To Know

4. It's Boring

In stunningly odd fashion, the Chicago Tribune review opens by calling the film "boringly apocalyptic", which is about as contradictory as you'll ever see. But then it does seem to tune into a general consensus. Empire call it "leaden", and The Wrap are fairly clear on the over-riding feel of Apocalypse:

"With X-Men: Apocalypse, however, Singer seems to have acquired a new mutant power of his own: monotony. Whether it€™s the lack of an interesting villain, or the fact that the series€™ time-travel element is forcing these mutants to meet each other (and the audience) all over again for the first time, this latest entry marks a shocking letdown from Singer€™s earlier contributions; what once soared now slogs."

For something with such promised stakes and such potential to completely change the X-Men universe as we know it to be called anything as reductive as boring is stunningly bad. Even Batman v Superman wasn't boring - in fact Snyder's attempts to excite and entice reactions out of his audience were his strongest point.